INCLEMENT WEATHER FORCES SSAC TO ADJUST SCHEDULE IN SSAC M&W TENNIS TOURNAMENT
MOBILE, Ala. - Due to expected rain in the area, the SSAC is pushing Thursday's opening round tennis matches of the SSAC Championship Tournament to a 3 pm CST start time.The championship will run April 15-17 with matches taking place at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.
Four of the five women's teams competing are ranked or receiving votes in the latest NAIA Top 25 Poll, while five of the six men's teams are in the top 20.
The University of Mobile Tennis teams both earned the no. 5 seed in the tournament and will both open the tournament with matches against Blue Mountain College.
A full schedule of this week's conference tournament can be found below:
Thursday, April 15 at 3 p.m.
Men | #3 seed Xavier v. #6 seed Loyola
Men | #4 seed Blue Mountain v. #5 seed Mobile
Women | #4 seed Blue Mountain v. #5 seed Mobile
Friday, April 16 at 10 a.m.
Men | #1 seed Middle Georgia v. lowest remaining seed
Men | #2 seed William Carey v. next lowest remaining seed
Women | #1 seed Xavier v. #4/5 Winner
Women | #2 seed William Carey v. #3 seed Middle Georgia
Saturday, April 17 at 10 a.m.
M&W | Championships | Semifinal winners
News & Notes
· NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 Poll: #4 Middle Georgia, #5 William Carey, #9 Xavier, #16 Blue Mountain, #19 Mobile.
· NAIA Women's Tennis Top 25 Poll: #3 Xavier, #8 William Carey, #13 Middle Georgia, #19 Loyola, RV Blue Mountain.
· William Carey has won the last three SSAC Men's and Women's Tennis Tournament Championships, while no other team in the league has won one. This is Xavier's first year as an affiliate member in the SSAC.
About the University of Mobile
The University of Mobile is a Christ-centered liberal arts and sciences institution with a vision of higher education for a higher purpose, founded to honor God by equipping students for their future professions through rigorous academic preparation and spiritual transformation. Core values are: Christ-Centered, Academically-Focused, Student-Devoted and Distinctively-Driven. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in over 75 academic programs. Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is affiliated with the Alabama Baptist State Convention and is located 10 miles north of Mobile, Alabama on a campus of over 880 acres.
For more information about the University of Mobile, visit the website at www.umobile.edu or call Enrollment Services at 1.800.WIN.RAMS or 251.442.2222.
